On Solar Updraft Tower

MORADABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SEMINAR REPORT
ON
SOLAR UPDRAFT
TOWER
GUIDED BY- PRESENTED BY-

Mr. SAURABH SAXENA SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
(ASSISTANT PROFESSOR) (0708221056)
EN, VI SEMESTER
CONTENTS
1.Introduction
2.History
3.Definition of Solar Updraft Tower
4.Parts of Solar Updraft Tower
5.Working Principle of Solar Updraft Tower
6.Enery storage in collector
7. Typical dimensions and electricity output
INTRODUCTION
In many parts of the world there is a growing

awareness that some alternative energy
sources could have an important role to play
in the production of electricity.
However, onlySolar
theTowers
solar are
energy
like an represents
inverted funnel, with a
totally nonpolluting energy
wide skirt resource
to collect air to thenthat
turn can
a turbine
in the tower.
be utilized economically to supply Man’s
Greenhouse
energy needs for all time effects heat the air
underneath, pushing it faster and faster
toward the chimney where turbines
converted the air flow to electricity.
HISTORY
a) In 1903 Colonel of the Spanish army

Isidoro Cabanyes first proposed a solar
chimney power plant in the magazine La
energía eléctrica.
b) One of the earliest descriptions of a solar
chimney power plant was written in 1931 by
a German author Hanns Gunther.
c) In 1975, Robert E. Lucier applied for patents
on a solar chimney electric power generator
d) Between 1978 and 1981 these patents
were granted in Australia, Canada, Israel and
the USA
WHAT IS SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER
The solar updraft tower is renewable type
power plant. Solar updraft towers are like an
inverted funnel, with a wide skirt to collect air
to then turn a turbine in the tower.
figure-1 solar updraft tower in Australia

PARTS OF SOLAR UPDRAFT TOWER
1. Collector
2. Chimney or Tower
3. Turbine
figure-2 solar updraft tower in Australia

1. Collector
a) Collector is the part, which is used to produce hot
air by green-house effect. It is usually 5-6 meters high
and covers a very large area about thousands of m² as
seen in figure.
b)There is no limitation
for the surface area.
The larger the area,
the more energy
generated from the
chimney.
Figure-3 Solar chimney in Spain

c) Covering materials may be different, such
as; glass, plastic film or glazed collector. The
most efficient one is glazed collector. It can
convert up to 70% of irradiated solar energy
into heat . Also with proper maintenance, its
life span can easily be 60 years or more.
figure-4 Inside view of collector area

2. Chimney or Tower
a) The most important part of the plant is the

chimney. The efficiency is proportional to the
height of the chimney.
b) There are two types of different chimneys using
for the plant. Free standing chimney and guyed
chimney. The life span of a free standing chimney
is longer than that of the guyed chimney. It lasts
about a hundred years, while the guyed chimney is
much shorter.
Figure-5 Free-standing Figure-6 Guyed
tower tower
3. Turbine
a) Turbines are used to convert kinetic energy of
air into the mechanical energy.
b) Turbines are placed horizontally in chimney,
vertically in the collector.
c) In order to obtain maximum energy from the
warmed air, turbines blades should cover all the
cross-sectional area of the chimney. To do this, one
big turbine or a few small turbines should be used
in chimney, as can be seen from the figure-7 and
figure-8.
Figure -7 figure-8
Turbine with large diameter Small turbines
Principle of operation
Ambient air
Hot air
figure-9 simple diagram of solar updraft tower

Energy storage in collector
a) Since collectors produce hot air by green house effect,
to produce electric during the night, tight water-filled
black tubes are placed under the roof as seen in figure.
b) The water heats up during the daytime and emits its
heat at night.
Figure-10 Principal of thermal Energy storage with

water filled black tubes
Effect of water filled black tubes
Figure-10 electric power output vs. time of day of a

200 MW solar updraft tower with 25% of collector
area covered by water-filled bags
Typical dimensions and electricity output
1.Capacity MW 5 30 100 200
2.Tower height m 550 750 1000 1000
3.Tower m 45 70 110 150

diameter
4.Collector m 1250 2900 4300 7000
diameter
5.Electricity GWH/A 14 99 320 680
output
At a site with annual global radiation of
2300kwh/(m²a)
Main dimensions and technical data of the
Manzanares prototype (Spain)
1. Tower height 194.6meter
2. Tower radius 5.08meter

3. Collector radius 122meter
4. Roof height 1.85meter
5 . No. of turbine 1
6. No. of turbine blade 4
7. Output 0f plant 50KW
Main dimensions and technical data of the
Mildura solar power plant (Australia)
1. Location Midura (New south wales)

2. Tower diameter 150meter
3. Tower height 1000meter
4. Thickness of tower 25cm
5. Collector diameter 7000
6. Output of plant 200MW
7.Company Enviro Mission Limied
8. No. of turbine 32 each of 6.25MW

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MORADABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

GUIDED BY- PRESENTED BY-

In many parts of the world there is a growing

a) In 1903 Colonel of the Spanish army

figure-1 solar updraft tower in Australia

figure-2 solar updraft tower in Australia

Figure-3 Solar chimney in Spain

figure-4 Inside view of collector area

a) The most important part of the plant is the

figure-9 simple diagram of solar updraft tower

Figure-10 Principal of thermal Energy storage with

Figure-10 electric power output vs. time of day of a

2.Tower height m 550 750 1000 1000

3.Tower m 45 70 110 150

1. Tower height 194.6meter

2. Tower radius 5.08meter

1. Location Midura (New south wales)

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